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among likely voters, obama 49, romney 48. among registered voters, in "the washington post" poll, the abc/"washington post" poll 50 for obama, 44 for romney. so you see i think it's clear he did get a little bounce, but these things can change and there's three huge presidential debates beginning october 3rd coming up. those will be really significant. >> it's fascinating to see those numbers and how they differ. especially when you showed me the registered voters. that was a pretty remarkable difference in the abc poll. here's another thing i wanted you to weigh in on. i just spoke to two sides of the chicago teachers strike and clearly they are at logger heads even though the president of the school board seems to think that they're close. they're speaking a different language about the very same thing. so with regard to that it's not just a chicago story. you've got the mayor of chicago doing something that makes me feel on alice in wonderland he's speaking to the unions in a tough manner that does not sound at all like th
among likely voters, obama 49, romney 48. among registered voters, in "the washington post" poll, the abc/"washington post" poll 50 for obama, 44 for romney. so you see i think it's clear he did get a little bounce, but these things can change and there's three huge presidential debates beginning october 3rd coming up. those will be really significant. >> it's fascinating to see those numbers and how they differ. especially when you showed me the registered voters....
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find out what barak obama and mitt romney are really like beginning at 8:00. profiles the republican presidential nominee in "romney revealed: family, faith, and the road to power." followed at 9:30 by "obama revealed: the man, the president." >>> another story we're following this morning is, of course, the weather. people will be cleaning up today after two tornadoes touched down in the new york city area. one witness said it looked like a scene out of "the wizard of oz". this is video from a beechfront neighborhood in queens -- beachfront neighborhood in queens. the twister started as a water spout and came ashore. winds topped 70 miles per hour knocking down trees, power lines, damaging buildings. no one was hurt, but it sure did scare a lot of folks. >> huge amounts of debris flying all over the place. scared the hell out of me. we didn't know which way it was going to move. i'd put it 60 feet across. >> reporter: how did you take cover? >> i just stood still and -- to be honest, the first instinct is people. you're not thinking of yourself, you're thinki
find out what barak obama and mitt romney are really like beginning at 8:00. profiles the republican presidential nominee in "romney revealed: family, faith, and the road to power." followed at 9:30 by "obama revealed: the man, the president." >>> another story we're following this morning is, of course, the weather. people will be cleaning up today after two tornadoes touched down in the new york city area. one witness said it looked like a scene out of "the...
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president obama will prepay in nevada. he already arrived there, he'll be holding an evening rally and then concentrate on preparing for wednesday night's showdown. so what is at stake in this first debate? athena jones takes a look. >> reporter: both the obama and romney campaigns are doing their best to lower expectations ahead of wednesday's debate. >> we have expected all along that governor romney will have a good night, he's prepared more than any candidate in history. >> president obama is a very gifted speaker. the man's been on the national stage for many years, he's an experienced debater, he's done these kinds of debates before, this is mitt's first time on this kind of a stage. >> romney -- the president was widely regarded as one of the most talented political communicators in modern history. myers even pointed to a cnbc poll. the obama camp likes to remind volters that the president hasn't had as much time to prepare for the debates because he's busy being commander in chief. when it comes to just how how muc
president obama will prepay in nevada. he already arrived there, he'll be holding an evening rally and then concentrate on preparing for wednesday night's showdown. so what is at stake in this first debate? athena jones takes a look. >> reporter: both the obama and romney campaigns are doing their best to lower expectations ahead of wednesday's debate. >> we have expected all along that governor romney will have a good night, he's prepared more than any candidate in history....
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this is what he told president obama. woodward went on to write that anything had to be done to prevent what would have been a catastrophic default. he also writes that david pluf said if he caves, if the president caves to republicans on this issue it would have long lasting political repercussions and give republicans the upper hand going forward and they would be able to come back to this over and over again and force the president to go along with them. really interested behind the scenes stuff. the president never did have to worry about having to veto that because republicans dropped the demand that the debt ceiling be raised. what the president was trying to avoid was having to have the debt ceiling fight in the middle of this election year. >> a lot of these accounts, some of these were eyewitnessed by bob woodward when he had an opportunity to see some of the dialogue taking place or are a lot of his sources based on an nemity? >> he did interview on the record the president, john boehner and mitch mcconnell and
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>> obama cut it out of medicare. obama's team would say he found that much in savings. he looked at medicare the same way you might look at your household budget and say where can we save money. they found $716 billion to save which i'm sure you haven't found in your household account. >> not like that. >> they said they found that much to save. in fact, what medicare analyst have said with those savings you can go further along without running into financial trouble. yes, it's an obama savings means that medicare will be finally healthier for a longer period of time. romney's camp says those are cuts that will hurt seniors. obama says seniors won't feel these savings. >> got it. thank you. >>> he called himself the angel of death. the angel of death here. now, a young man who killed several people being transferred to a less secure facility. we'll speak to the mom of one of his victims. find out why she thinks the judge made this surprising call. senokot-s has a natural vegetable laxative ingredient plus the comfort of a stool softener for gentle, overnight relief of o
>> obama cut it out of medicare. obama's team would say he found that much in savings. he looked at medicare the same way you might look at your household budget and say where can we save money. they found $716 billion to save which i'm sure you haven't found in your household account. >> not like that. >> they said they found that much to save. in fact, what medicare analyst have said with those savings you can go further along without running into financial trouble. yes,...
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president obama making his case right now to voters in the state of florida. he is soon to be walking out on stage there and talking to the folks in west palm beach. it's the second day of the two-day bus tour. jessica yellin is there now. what is the likely message that the president will be delivering to that crowd there? >> reporter: we expect that the president will talk about the jobs message that we have been hearing across the state, drawing contrast between his philosophy and romney's. and again driving home this new attack on the romney/ryan medicare plan. he has unveiled new broad side critiquing the ryan plan, the newest ryan version of the budget unveiling a harvard study that he says shows that future and current seniors will pay more under their medicare plan. this budget we should point out, this analysis is conducted by somebody who used to be an obama campaign adviser and is a democrat. any day that we are focused on medicare is a time we are not focused on jobs and the economy so that is a plus for team obama. >> i wonder if the obama camp ha
president obama making his case right now to voters in the state of florida. he is soon to be walking out on stage there and talking to the folks in west palm beach. it's the second day of the two-day bus tour. jessica yellin is there now. what is the likely message that the president will be delivering to that crowd there? >> reporter: we expect that the president will talk about the jobs message that we have been hearing across the state, drawing contrast between his philosophy and...
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president barack obama campaigning hard today in florida, a critical swing state. it is the second day of his bus tour through the sunshine state. in melbourne this morning he took aim at mitt romney's economic plans starting with the republican candidate's proposal to cut taxes for high-income americans. >> tax cuts, tax cuts, gut a few regulations, and then give some more tax cuts. tax cuts when times are good. tax cuts when times are bad. tax cuts to help you lose a few extra pounds. tax cuts to improve your love life. >> in about two hours, president obama speaks to voters in west palm beach. we'll bring you those remarks live. >>> mitt romney is spending today off the campaign trail at his home in massachusetts. but during an interview that aired today on nbc's "meet the press," he talk about his plans to balance the budget. >> i'll balance the budget by the end of my second term doing it in the first term would cause, i believe, a dramatic impact on the economy, too dramatic, and therefore the steps i've put in place -- we've put together a plan that lays out
president barack obama campaigning hard today in florida, a critical swing state. it is the second day of his bus tour through the sunshine state. in melbourne this morning he took aim at mitt romney's economic plans starting with the republican candidate's proposal to cut taxes for high-income americans. >> tax cuts, tax cuts, gut a few regulations, and then give some more tax cuts. tax cuts when times are good. tax cuts when times are bad. tax cuts to help you lose a few extra pounds....
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the four were honored in a ceremony by president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton. >>> and the fbi putting off its visit to libya for safety reasons. fbi agents had hoped to arrive today to investigation the matter. inside that burned out consulate in benghazi to put together the violence from that night. >> reporter: amid the ash, soot and debris, remnants of a life that was, and what it meant to those stationed here. scrawled on this sheet, memories so important. what was a backened ruin was an up scale neighborhood. officials say tuesday night's attack was planned by islamist militants, and quickly overwhelmed the guards. the compound's first line of defense, easily breached. according to one of the libyan guards stationed at the gate armed with only a radio, the assault happened simultaneously from three different directions. he said he first heard chanting growing louder and louder, suddenly then, gunfire, and heavy machine gun fire is attacking the compound. he is so afraid of retaliation he is refusing to appear on camera. he says at one point the masked men came ove
the four were honored in a ceremony by president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton. >>> and the fbi putting off its visit to libya for safety reasons. fbi agents had hoped to arrive today to investigation the matter. inside that burned out consulate in benghazi to put together the violence from that night. >> reporter: amid the ash, soot and debris, remnants of a life that was, and what it meant to those stationed here. scrawled on this sheet, memories so important....
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>> john mccain said something earlier on, but it was in the line of what president obama said, saying we need to stay engaged in these countries which is quite a contrast to what mitt romney did. you also look at paul ryan trying to solidify this, and i think most americans when they look at this, they shake their heads. they say, this is a time for unity, especially when americans have fallen overseas and we really shouldn't try to play politics with these instances. >> brian katulis, thank you for joining us from wisconsin and enjoy the rest of your weekend. >> reporter: you, too. >>> typhoon sanba making its way in japan. where it's heading next. we're in cereal heaven. so thanks. from the mcgregors, 'cause we love chex. so thanks. from the mcgregors, hey america, even though slisa rinna is wearing the new depend silhouette briefs for charity to prove how great the fit is even under a fantastic dress. the best protection now looks, fits and feels just like underwear. we invite you to get a free sample and try one on too. flo: every driver is different. we've got great news for them
>> john mccain said something earlier on, but it was in the line of what president obama said, saying we need to stay engaged in these countries which is quite a contrast to what mitt romney did. you also look at paul ryan trying to solidify this, and i think most americans when they look at this, they shake their heads. they say, this is a time for unity, especially when americans have fallen overseas and we really shouldn't try to play politics with these instances. >> brian...
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and president barack obama is vowing to bring to justice the killers of u.s. ambassador chris stephens and three others in libya. the four were honored at a memorial in maryland. >> it's tragic, it's so deeply saddening and also makes us awa aware, th though, of the kind o world people like chris and over the years are playing unsung, but the critical role that they play. >> he would not want to be seen as a hero. he would want to be seen as a guy on his team who did his job. >> and did it well. >> and did it well, did it the best he could. >> again lived hglen lived his fullest. he was my brother, but if you asked his friends, he was their brother as well. if the last few days teach us anything, let it be this. that this work and the men and women who risk their lives to do it, are at the heart of what makes america great and good. >> four americans. four patriots. they loved this country. and they chose to serve it and served it well. they didn't simply embrace the american ideals. they lived it. they embodied it. the courage, the hope, and the idealism. tha
and president barack obama is vowing to bring to justice the killers of u.s. ambassador chris stephens and three others in libya. the four were honored at a memorial in maryland. >> it's tragic, it's so deeply saddening and also makes us awa aware, th though, of the kind o world people like chris and over the years are playing unsung, but the critical role that they play. >> he would not want to be seen as a hero. he would want to be seen as a guy on his team who did his job....
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obama 54%, obama 42%. again, is this a big problem for romney. i think we tend to think of republicans as strong in defense and strong in foreign affairs. so what are the democrats doing that the republicans are not? >> i think one of the things they did successfully at the convention, the democrats, is highlight the fact that president obama gave the order to the navy s.e.a.l.s to kill bin laden. that's resonated with potential voters out there. mitt romney was very smart to thank the military, to thank the troops. go go out of the way to hail all of them. there are 80,000 troops in harm's way fighting a war in afghanistan even as we speak right now. it would clearly understate on the part of the romney campaign to not mention that, and thank them specifically for their service in that acceptance speech at the republican convention in tampa. but they're moving to try to fix that. on national security, it's sort of, your absolutely right, normally the republicans almost always do better on national security. military related matters than the demo
obama 54%, obama 42%. again, is this a big problem for romney. i think we tend to think of republicans as strong in defense and strong in foreign affairs. so what are the democrats doing that the republicans are not? >> i think one of the things they did successfully at the convention, the democrats, is highlight the fact that president obama gave the order to the navy s.e.a.l.s to kill bin laden. that's resonated with potential voters out there. mitt romney was very smart to thank the...
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jessica, the latest polls give obama a slight lead in florida. you were actually a local reporter there, so you're pretty familiar with the voters in that part of florida. what does the president need to do to widen that gap? >> reporter: hi, randi. well, i was, and since i was in this local market, the number of hispanic voters here has increased exponentially. and so, one of the goals for the president, no doubt, will be to target his appeal to those hispanic, latino voters. as you know, he passed a version of, used his own power to do his own version of the dream act, has gone over very well with latinos. and also, he has targeted parts of the obama care health care measure, enormously popular among latino voters as well, among democrats, democratic-leaning latino voters. so, those are two ways he can win some of the people in this i-4 corridor. that's exactly where we're traveling in the next two days, across florida from west to east, and this is considered the swing part of florida along this highway, where the most undecided voters live, a
jessica, the latest polls give obama a slight lead in florida. you were actually a local reporter there, so you're pretty familiar with the voters in that part of florida. what does the president need to do to widen that gap? >> reporter: hi, randi. well, i was, and since i was in this local market, the number of hispanic voters here has increased exponentially. and so, one of the goals for the president, no doubt, will be to target his appeal to those hispanic, latino voters. as you...
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obama want to do moving forward?th essentially blocked by congress. so what does mr. obama want to do moving forward? >> we need to create no are jobs faster, we need to fill the hole left by this recession. >> reporter: he wants to create jobs in manufacturing and glean energy through tax incentives an invest mt. more spending on infrastructure, the president signed a more than $100 billion transportation bill. >> july 37 exte. and the president also proposed spending $35 billion for school, police, and fire department payrolls along with another $130 billion to shore up state budgets. this was in his failed jobs plan last year. yet to be seen if reelected whether those plans would have more success than they've had in the last three years. both candidates say they want to cut the corporate tax rate, expand energy jobs and support small business. whoever is elected will probably have to do all that and much more to get on us ultimate of the jobs hole. >>> in syria, rebels say the government drop as bomb on a kinderg
obama want to do moving forward?th essentially blocked by congress. so what does mr. obama want to do moving forward? >> we need to create no are jobs faster, we need to fill the hole left by this recession. >> reporter: he wants to create jobs in manufacturing and glean energy through tax incentives an invest mt. more spending on infrastructure, the president signed a more than $100 billion transportation bill. >> july 37 exte. and the president also proposed spending $35...
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they bash president obama for secret hiding the dealings behind obama care. fine. don't tell me you have a plan and you won't give the details bust trust you to do it in public when you get around to it. it's just a big shell game. >> hold on, carol. >> i have heard voters say and republican voters who say they really want to hear romney's plan, and they want specifics. they're upset because they're getting specifics. >> and they should be. look, i'm sitting here right now in front of you telling you it's a shame they won't provide specifics on this. this coming from a man who has been inordinately brave in talking about problems with medicare and presenting solutions when it's politically inpalatable. why balk about doing it and talk about the actual specifics of tax reform? lest we got off in a productive thing here, l.c. says that's a shame they're on the ticket. if you think this is a partisan issue, ask yourself can president obama fulfill promises to attack deficit reduction while only concentrating taxes on the wealthy? is that truthful? just be clear. this
they bash president obama for secret hiding the dealings behind obama care. fine. don't tell me you have a plan and you won't give the details bust trust you to do it in public when you get around to it. it's just a big shell game. >> hold on, carol. >> i have heard voters say and republican voters who say they really want to hear romney's plan, and they want specifics. they're upset because they're getting specifics. >> and they should be. look, i'm sitting here right now in...
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will and that obama has not. he has not done so, so some interesting look at that whole discussion and it will be interesting to inform the debate as we go forward. >> thanks, athena. appreciate it. >>> last week, debbie wasserman schultz accused a writer of misquoting her comments. she's not just a congresswoman. she is the chairwoman of the democratic party. she came on cnn to set the record straight last night. here's what she told me about phillip klein, who reported her remarks in the washington examiner. >> if you look at what the examiner, which is a conservative blog site, so, it's not surprising that they would deliv deliberately misquote me. they did deliberately misquote me. first, they took only the first line wof what i said and then ct it off. so you haven't played the the rest of what i said and what they did was reported that i said that republican policies were dangerous for israel and that's what ambassador orrin commented on. what i always say and what i said in that event and it's very importa
will and that obama has not. he has not done so, so some interesting look at that whole discussion and it will be interesting to inform the debate as we go forward. >> thanks, athena. appreciate it. >>> last week, debbie wasserman schultz accused a writer of misquoting her comments. she's not just a congresswoman. she is the chairwoman of the democratic party. she came on cnn to set the record straight last night. here's what she told me about phillip klein, who reported her...
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obama want to do moving forward? similar to what he's proposed to the past. >> we need to create more jobs faster. we need to fill the hole left by this recession faster. we need to come out of this crisis stronger. >> he wants to create jobs in manufacturing and green energy through tax incentives and investment. more spending on infrastructure, the president signed aa more than $100 billion transportation bill in july. extending mostly current programs through 2014. the president also proposed spending $35 billion for school, police and fire department payrolls along with another 130 billion to shore up state budgets. this was in the failed jobs plan last year. yet to be seen if he's re-ele re-elected whether the plans would have more success than they've had in the last three years. both candidates want to cut the corporate tax rate, expand energy jobs in the u.s. and support small business. whoever is elected will probably have to do all that and much more to get us out of a jobs hold. 12 million jobs sounds like
obama want to do moving forward? similar to what he's proposed to the past. >> we need to create more jobs faster. we need to fill the hole left by this recession faster. we need to come out of this crisis stronger. >> he wants to create jobs in manufacturing and green energy through tax incentives and investment. more spending on infrastructure, the president signed aa more than $100 billion transportation bill in july. extending mostly current programs through 2014. the president...
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we're going to do a president obama story. she just did it. >>> shell has begun drilling off the coast of alaska in preparation for an offshore oil well. it is happening here in the sea 90 miles off alaska's northwest coast. native americans who live along the shorelines are worried about a spill similar to the one two years ago in the gulf of mexico. shell has only done the bare minimum of equipment testing. at least 79 people were killed in iraq today in a wave of attacks targeting iraqi military around police. six car bombs exploded in baghdad skillingkilling 33 people. in kirkuk, bombs targeted police recruitment centers and iraqi security forces. two more bombs exploded in a commercial district in amara. targeting innocent civilians. >>> in syria, opposition forces say a bomb landed on a kindergarten -- in a kindergarten in aleppo today. the bomb leveled an entire residential block reportedly causing many casualties. they claim at least 117 people were killed across the country today. they also claim the government is tar
we're going to do a president obama story. she just did it. >>> shell has begun drilling off the coast of alaska in preparation for an offshore oil well. it is happening here in the sea 90 miles off alaska's northwest coast. native americans who live along the shorelines are worried about a spill similar to the one two years ago in the gulf of mexico. shell has only done the bare minimum of equipment testing. at least 79 people were killed in iraq today in a wave of attacks targeting...
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obama ladies back out on the campaign trail, visiting ohio on monday. a key battleground state making stops in the city of cincinnati and columbus. on tuesday, he heads to new york city for a fund-raiser hosted by jay-z and beyonce. >> i'm poppy harlow. we'll get corporate earnings from fedex, general mills and manchester united. august existing hole stages sails report will be released. existing home sales make up the bulk of the housing market in the u.s., a really important reading on the health of the overall housing market. apple will remain in the spotlight with the iphone5 going on sale in nine countries on friday. and the occupy movement will mark its first anniversary monday with demonstrations outside the new york stock exchange. we'll be there covering it live. >>> i'm a.j. hammer. i sit down with two big showbiz newsmakers, the great director j.j. abrams. and tv host yamma van zandt talks about her new friendship with oprah. that this week on "showbiz tonight" on hln. ♪ i can do anything today ♪ i can go anywhere ♪ i can go anywhere to
obama ladies back out on the campaign trail, visiting ohio on monday. a key battleground state making stops in the city of cincinnati and columbus. on tuesday, he heads to new york city for a fund-raiser hosted by jay-z and beyonce. >> i'm poppy harlow. we'll get corporate earnings from fedex, general mills and manchester united. august existing hole stages sails report will be released. existing home sales make up the bulk of the housing market in the u.s., a really important reading on...
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obama's previous fund-raisers one will have more than just high rollers. the campaign invited people who made small doughtati donations y fluff to win a ticket in a ralph. >>> here's what we're working on this hour. >> hey, hey. >> no school for a seventh day in chicago. striking teachers consider a tentative proposal. even parents supporting them are getting upset. all talk about what's holding up the deal with the head of the chicago teachers union. >> a female suicide bomber drives a car packed with explosives into a van. killing 12 people in afghanistan. what the taliban say is the reason for the attack. >>> new report on obesity in america shows how many americans are going to be obese in 20 years. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t. the nation's largest 4g network. now covering 3000 more 4g cities and towns than verizon. at&t. rethink possible. try this... bayer? this isn't just a headache. trust me, this is new bayer migraine. [ male announcer ] it's the power of aspirin plus more in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. new
obama's previous fund-raisers one will have more than just high rollers. the campaign invited people who made small doughtati donations y fluff to win a ticket in a ralph. >>> here's what we're working on this hour. >> hey, hey. >> no school for a seventh day in chicago. striking teachers consider a tentative proposal. even parents supporting them are getting upset. all talk about what's holding up the deal with the head of the chicago teachers union. >> a female...
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barack obama does this all the time. in this campaign we are going to call him on it. [ cheers and applause ] the president is given to lectures on all that we owe to government, as if anyone who oppose his reckless expansion of federal power of capable of ingratitude. he treats free enterprise as little more than revenue support for government. he uses government as the allocator of opportunity. well, the results are in for that too. here we are, four years of economic stewardship under these self-proclaimed advocates of the poor and what do they have to show for it? more people in poverty. lesser upper mobility wherever you look. after four years of dividing people up with the bogus rhetoric of class warfare just about every segment of society is worse off. to see all this played out in any country would be bad enough. to see it becoming the daily experience of life in the united states is utterly contrary to everything we are entitled to expect. mitt romney knows that this country and all the millions who are awaiting
barack obama does this all the time. in this campaign we are going to call him on it. [ cheers and applause ] the president is given to lectures on all that we owe to government, as if anyone who oppose his reckless expansion of federal power of capable of ingratitude. he treats free enterprise as little more than revenue support for government. he uses government as the allocator of opportunity. well, the results are in for that too. here we are, four years of economic stewardship under these...
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obama at 48%. romney at 47%. this is why you have this going back and forth, suzanne, because obviously a mixed bag here, but certainly some concerns that things are very tied up. they're very close. even if president obama does have an edge. >> briana, i admire the fact you can get through all that with that crane in the back there of that tree. >> american manufacturing. >> at its best, i guess. thank you. >>> this complaint with the world trade organization, it is the fourth since the president came into power. this time china is nowccused of illegally subsidyizing auto parts that are bound for the united states. allison costic is watching all of this from the new york stock exchange. give us a sense of whether or not this will make a difference. we still have a huge trade deficit with china. >> reporter: exactly. we certainly do. you know, you've got the obama administration, president obama, coming out today and saying china is violating trade rules, and that has really been what gives china -- or their good
obama at 48%. romney at 47%. this is why you have this going back and forth, suzanne, because obviously a mixed bag here, but certainly some concerns that things are very tied up. they're very close. even if president obama does have an edge. >> briana, i admire the fact you can get through all that with that crane in the back there of that tree. >> american manufacturing. >> at its best, i guess. thank you. >>> this complaint with the world trade organization, it is...
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president obama ran on this issue four years ago. hard to imagine that four years ago he ran on a platform of eradicating poverty in this country. he ran four years on a platform of increasing the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour. they didn't get serious about this. the minimum wage ought to be increased. number two, they ought to be prioritizing women and children. there's a reason why women and children are falling faster into poverty than anybody else. they ought to be prioritizing the prison industrial complex and what michelle alexander calls the new jim crow. we in the media are guilty of covering the horse race that we never cover the real issues. we have had people on this tour, friends of mine in the media, said i'd love to get you on, but we have to cover the race between obama and romney. we don't have time to talk about an issue like poverty. >> who said what and all of that when the real issues are being ignored. it's in the middle of her book right now. it's an excellent book. so dr. west, i'm going to ask you the same thi
president obama ran on this issue four years ago. hard to imagine that four years ago he ran on a platform of eradicating poverty in this country. he ran four years on a platform of increasing the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour. they didn't get serious about this. the minimum wage ought to be increased. number two, they ought to be prioritizing women and children. there's a reason why women and children are falling faster into poverty than anybody else. they ought to be prioritizing the prison...
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family, michelle obama. you know, this is just like a relay and you start off with the fastest person. so i'm going to be at home. i'm going to be watching it with our girls. and i am going to try not to let them see their daddy cry. because when michelle starts talking, i -- i start getting all misty. but i'm looking forward to being in charlotte, myself. i'll go down there tomorrow and, you know, last week our friends in the other party had their convention. don't boo. vote. vote. >> four more years! four more years! four more years! >> now, now, just in case some of you missed it, some of you didn't dvr the republican convention, let me give you a basic recap. basically they said, first of all, everything's bad and it's obama's fault. and governor romney knows the secret to creating jobs and growing the economy. the only problem was he kept it secret. there was a lot of talk about hard truths and bold choices, but they never bothered to tell you what they were. and when my opponent had the chance to offer
family, michelle obama. you know, this is just like a relay and you start off with the fastest person. so i'm going to be at home. i'm going to be watching it with our girls. and i am going to try not to let them see their daddy cry. because when michelle starts talking, i -- i start getting all misty. but i'm looking forward to being in charlotte, myself. i'll go down there tomorrow and, you know, last week our friends in the other party had their convention. don't boo. vote. vote. >>...
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barack obama, the president, was just here last tuesday, made seven swings through the state. four years ago senator obama became the first democrat to carry virginia since 1964, both campaigns think they can win this state, a lot of money being spent on ads, a lot of visits, 13 electoral votes at stake, these people will see a lot of the candidates. >> keep us posted on that, paul steinhauser, thanks so much there in virginia beach. you can get an up close and personal look at the two men vowing to hold the country's future in their hands, find out what barack obama and mitt romney are really like, tomorrow night, beginning 8:00 eastern time, when we profile the republican presidential nominee in "romney revealed: family, faith and the road to power" followed at 9:30 p.m. eastern time by "obama revealed: the man, the president," right here on cnn. >>> six people are dead in a suicide bomb attack in kabul, afghanistan. the bomb went off near the headquarters of the nato-led international security assistance force. afghan police say five people were wounded, and some of the dea
barack obama, the president, was just here last tuesday, made seven swings through the state. four years ago senator obama became the first democrat to carry virginia since 1964, both campaigns think they can win this state, a lot of money being spent on ads, a lot of visits, 13 electoral votes at stake, these people will see a lot of the candidates. >> keep us posted on that, paul steinhauser, thanks so much there in virginia beach. you can get an up close and personal look at the two...
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won it four years and president obama has been there nine times. this is the ninth swing through ohio since the start of the general election in april. mitt romney had been there as well a lot. guess what, a lot of ads in the state as well and all the major tv markets and you said it best. ohio, ohio, ohio. >> and get used to that. that rings true as we get closer to election. let me switch gears a little bit to the battle over china, china, china. that's thoer starting to rear its ugly head. this is really interesting what's developing. i heard what the big action would be is the president was going to go after china through the world trade organization and complain about what china is doing in terms of tariffs. turns out they got the better of us faster, didn't they? >> exactly. the chinese were reacting quickly on that and is there u.s. politics involved, yeah, probably. mitt romney has been attacking president obama for quite some time on china saying that he would be tougher against china and that he would take action against china and he has
won it four years and president obama has been there nine times. this is the ninth swing through ohio since the start of the general election in april. mitt romney had been there as well a lot. guess what, a lot of ads in the state as well and all the major tv markets and you said it best. ohio, ohio, ohio. >> and get used to that. that rings true as we get closer to election. let me switch gears a little bit to the battle over china, china, china. that's thoer starting to rear its ugly...
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president obama kicking off the final day of a two-h day bus tour in florida. a state he won by less than three percentage points in 2008. the president is taking aim at the republican opponents saying they are offering a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to fixing the economy. >> they want your vote, but they don't want the show you their plan. that is because all they have to offer is the same prescriptions that they have had for the last 30 years. tax cuts, tax cuts, gut some regulations, and oh, more tax cuts. tax cuts when times are good. tax cuts when times are bad. tax cuts to help you lose a few extra pounds. tax cuts to improve your love life. it'll cure anything according to them. >> and priorities usa an independent group supporting obama is echoing his comments in a new ad that says that tax proposals from the romney/ryan team would hurt the middle-class. those ads are now run in six battleground states. >>> for his part, mitt romney is also focusing on the economy and what he calls the failed policies by president obama. in michigan where th
president obama kicking off the final day of a two-h day bus tour in florida. a state he won by less than three percentage points in 2008. the president is taking aim at the republican opponents saying they are offering a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to fixing the economy. >> they want your vote, but they don't want the show you their plan. that is because all they have to offer is the same prescriptions that they have had for the last 30 years. tax cuts, tax cuts, gut some...
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president obama is in iowa today. kick starting his road to charlotte tour en route to the democratic national convention. democrats are promoting their convention next week as a public gathering. and they're offering invitations to anyone who wants to hear the president speak. cnn political editor is already in charlotte, north carolina, getting a leg up on everybody there. so the curtains go up onthe dnc tuesday. what's on the table? >> reporter: you know, what they hope to do at this convention is as they're touting how it's going to be open to the public unlike the case in tampa where the republicans held their convention. you'll hear a lot about president obama at this convention. you'll hear the speakers throughout the week talk about what the president accomplished. you're going to hear them talk about the middle class. the democratic party is the party of the middle class. they'll say the republicans are not the party of the middle class. some of the people who will be delivering that message, corey booker, th
president obama is in iowa today. kick starting his road to charlotte tour en route to the democratic national convention. democrats are promoting their convention next week as a public gathering. and they're offering invitations to anyone who wants to hear the president speak. cnn political editor is already in charlotte, north carolina, getting a leg up on everybody there. so the curtains go up onthe dnc tuesday. what's on the table? >> reporter: you know, what they hope to do at this...
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another state obama won four years ago. but one republican thinks they can capture this one this november. >>> in afghanistan a suicide bomber killed six civilians and wounded four others today near nato's headquarters in kabul. the police chief says children were among those killed. the taliban is claiming responsibility for the bombing. the u.s. embassy in kabul condemned the attack saying insurgents have no respect for life. police believe the suicide bomber was a teenager. military planes bombarded aleppo and other parts of syria today. opposition groups say at least 163 people were killed. syria's state-run media say the military killed a large number of terrorists. the fighting may be spilling over into iraq. officials with iraq's interior ministry say a 4-year-old girl was killed when rockets fired from syria landed in an iraqi border town. tonight at 7:30 eastern cnn's nick payton walsh takes us on a journey to see what people living in the most populated syrian city are facing day to day. make sure you watch "crisi
another state obama won four years ago. but one republican thinks they can capture this one this november. >>> in afghanistan a suicide bomber killed six civilians and wounded four others today near nato's headquarters in kabul. the police chief says children were among those killed. the taliban is claiming responsibility for the bombing. the u.s. embassy in kabul condemned the attack saying insurgents have no respect for life. police believe the suicide bomber was a teenager. military...
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if you're president obama, you're right. they're going to go into elderly communities and say governor romney says you're a deposenden a victim. they'll go to the veterans, might need vital medical treatment, they'll go to people who are maybe on food stamp because they got laid off, not because they feel entitled or want something from the government, because you have a family trying to feed their children while they're hoping to get another job. the president can use these words. again, governor romney will have to explain them. >> how does he explain them? let's be specific. he's doing this interview in 20 minutes. what does he say? how does he prevent this from having a lasting impact on november 6th? >> he has two choices. some conservatives at the grassroots level say double down, governor, and have a debate about government dependency. some conservatives wanted to do that. other republican strategists say, my god, please make this go away, because they're starting to see some evident, not just this controversy, becaus
if you're president obama, you're right. they're going to go into elderly communities and say governor romney says you're a deposenden a victim. they'll go to the veterans, might need vital medical treatment, they'll go to people who are maybe on food stamp because they got laid off, not because they feel entitled or want something from the government, because you have a family trying to feed their children while they're hoping to get another job. the president can use these words. again,...
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after all, he endorsed president obama at the democratic convention. i asked him what caused him to make the switch. >> as i said at the convention, i didn't leave the republican party. the republican party left me. much in the fashion that ronald reagan once talked about when referring to the democratic party, that he didn't leave the party, the party at that time had left him. i felt the same way with the republicans. you know, it's just a matter of, you look at policies and positions and the things that are important to me, and the principles that i always stood on, you know, education, ethics, the environment, the economy, immigration policy that is progressive. >> you know the florida pizza shop owner that gave the president the bear hug, and you went to the same pizza shop and got the same hug and pose, and the reason i'm asking that, it happened to the president. many people are going to say, charlie crist is doing this just like he did in that photograph, he is being opportunistic. it's an opportunity to increase his visibility. what do you say
after all, he endorsed president obama at the democratic convention. i asked him what caused him to make the switch. >> as i said at the convention, i didn't leave the republican party. the republican party left me. much in the fashion that ronald reagan once talked about when referring to the democratic party, that he didn't leave the party, the party at that time had left him. i felt the same way with the republicans. you know, it's just a matter of, you look at policies and positions...
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people will ask if you are supporting president obama, why are you independent? his answer and my conversation with the former florida governor next. ♪ ♪ every mom needs a little helper. that's why i got a subaru. announcer: love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we will up it yet again. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm p. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ >>> two former republican gov
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so i 'm not surprised that there is a debate and how romney handles it, and obama handles it is going to be very important. normally in a situation like this, foreign policy is not high on the agenda, but in this particular case if violence spreads from egypt and yemen and elsewhere, and if there is a repeat -- and i hope there isn't obviously -- of what happened in '79 when american diplomats were held hostage in teheran, obviously, that would have an impact and how it would play out would depend upon how the candidates react to what is going on. >> and the they were released on the day that president reagan was inaugurated and so incredibly political those 144 day days. wolf blitzer in washington, and thank you so much. wolf blitzer will be back on his own show "situation room" starting at 1:00 p.m. eastern right here on cn. great shot. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. what can we help you build? nice shot kid. the nba a
so i 'm not surprised that there is a debate and how romney handles it, and obama handles it is going to be very important. normally in a situation like this, foreign policy is not high on the agenda, but in this particular case if violence spreads from egypt and yemen and elsewhere, and if there is a repeat -- and i hope there isn't obviously -- of what happened in '79 when american diplomats were held hostage in teheran, obviously, that would have an impact and how it would play out would...
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only so much revealing i want obama and romney to continue doing. i think -- i think they have been revealed enough, okay? >> and you want a real honest picture of somebody, aski the people close to them, who will reveal all their dirty secrets on television. >> "saturday night live" says good-bye to fred armistead and hello to jay pharoah. >> now, i know i'm not perfect. i'm just -- i'm aloof. ah, i'm overconfident. >> all right, so, ben, you're a comedian. did he do better than fred? >> i think his voice more accurate. but believe it or not, his face doesn't look anywhere near as obama like. i don't think they can meld the two. keep fred's face and use haroldharoljay's voice. >> what do you think? >> i don't know if he does better than fred, but he does better than obama he seems to connect and have real comedic timing. i'm all for him. >> i had grant that you point, he did capture how unexcited obama is these days when he speaks with his ahs. his campaign so much more uninspiring four years ago. one of the most inspiring leaders in american histo
only so much revealing i want obama and romney to continue doing. i think -- i think they have been revealed enough, okay? >> and you want a real honest picture of somebody, aski the people close to them, who will reveal all their dirty secrets on television. >> "saturday night live" says good-bye to fred armistead and hello to jay pharoah. >> now, i know i'm not perfect. i'm just -- i'm aloof. ah, i'm overconfident. >> all right, so, ben, you're a comedian....
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people will ask if you are supporting president obama, why are you independent? his answer and my conversation with the former florida governor next. ♪ ♪ introducing a stunning work of technology. ♪ introducing the entirely new lexus es. and the first ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the most advanced technology to protect our water. billions in the economy. at chevron, if we can't do it right, we won't do it at all. we've got to think long term. we've got to think long term. ♪ boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who'
people will ask if you are supporting president obama, why are you independent? his answer and my conversation with the former florida governor next. ♪ ♪ introducing a stunning work of technology. ♪ introducing the entirely new lexus es. and the first ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands...
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because if you re-elect president obama, you're going to see in this nation chronic unemployment, no growth in take-home pay and, of course, fiscal crisis at the doorstep. if you elect me, we'll get more jobs and more take-home pay. i've got a plan, all right. unlike the president, i have a plan. and my plan will create 12 million new jobs. let me tell you what, as i put my hand up, because there are five parts to it. number one, we're going to get this economy going because we have an ace in the hole we haven't taken advantage of. some people discovered a number of years go you could drill not just vertically into the earth, but vertically and horizontally, and they tapped into pockets of gas and oil. i'll make sure we take advantage of our oil, our gas, our coal, our nuclear, our renewables, we're going to get north american energy independence. >> mitt romney speaking in painesville, ohio, talking about the economy and how in his estimation he wants to get it back on track. all right. we're still following the developing news that is coming out of libya right now. let's go now to
because if you re-elect president obama, you're going to see in this nation chronic unemployment, no growth in take-home pay and, of course, fiscal crisis at the doorstep. if you elect me, we'll get more jobs and more take-home pay. i've got a plan, all right. unlike the president, i have a plan. and my plan will create 12 million new jobs. let me tell you what, as i put my hand up, because there are five parts to it. number one, we're going to get this economy going because we have an ace in...
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john mccain won by -- the closest win for president obama was mcincome. a lot of folks guessed that. he won by about 14,000 votes or so, and congrats to hazel at ancestors nine. that's the handle for tweeting me the right answer first. thanks for playing, everybody. >>> the 2012 campaign season is giving the cast of "saturday night live" plenty to talk about or make fun of. the show returned for its 38th season last night, and people are talking about the new actor playing president obama. it is jay farrow instead of fred. check out his impression. >> now i know i'm not perfect. i'm distant. i'm aloof. i'm overconfident, but wouldn't you be overconfident if your only competition was this? >> let's be honest, okay? nobody here wants gay marriage, all right? nobody. isn't that right, sir? oh, you are gay. well, so that's why you are wearing the beret. i see. okay. oh, you're in the army. well, thank you for your service. i'm sorry. your gay service. >> he makes me laugh. and it's nice to have something to laugh about right now because people are out of work
john mccain won by -- the closest win for president obama was mcincome. a lot of folks guessed that. he won by about 14,000 votes or so, and congrats to hazel at ancestors nine. that's the handle for tweeting me the right answer first. thanks for playing, everybody. >>> the 2012 campaign season is giving the cast of "saturday night live" plenty to talk about or make fun of. the show returned for its 38th season last night, and people are talking about the new actor playing...
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there's going to be a fundraiser in new york city hosted by beyonce and jay-z for president obama. and on thursday there'll be a hearing for james holmes, addressing a notebook he sent to his psychiatrist apparently at his school. >>> the iphone 5, there's a long wait. i guess you can get it in stores coming up on friday. >>> more headlines at the top of the hour when "cnn sunday morning" continues. "sanjay gupta m.d." begins right now.
there's going to be a fundraiser in new york city hosted by beyonce and jay-z for president obama. and on thursday there'll be a hearing for james holmes, addressing a notebook he sent to his psychiatrist apparently at his school. >>> the iphone 5, there's a long wait. i guess you can get it in stores coming up on friday. >>> more headlines at the top of the hour when "cnn sunday morning" continues. "sanjay gupta m.d." begins right now.
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protesters carried signs saying obama, obama, we like osama as they rallied in front of the u.s. consulate in front of sydney today. haters of america have defiled the stars and stripes, broken on to a diplomatic property and clashed with police. in tunisia, two protesters died friday. the death toll is expected to climb. in sudan, british and german embassies are tightening security after attacks there. and in afghanistan this is the second day protesters burned obama in effigy. two u.s. marines are dead. officials say 20 armed terrorists infiltrated the base perimeter of the british military complex last month. anna, the taliban have claimed responsibility for this attack. tell us exactly what happened. >> reporter: we are getting confirmation that two marines, as you mentioned in your introduction, have died. several were wounded when 20 insurgents attacked the camp. this is taliban heartland. now they used small weapons, rocket propelled grenades, as well as suicide ied vests to infiltra infiltrate. this is a heavily fortified base, some 20,000 nato troops are stationed down
protesters carried signs saying obama, obama, we like osama as they rallied in front of the u.s. consulate in front of sydney today. haters of america have defiled the stars and stripes, broken on to a diplomatic property and clashed with police. in tunisia, two protesters died friday. the death toll is expected to climb. in sudan, british and german embassies are tightening security after attacks there. and in afghanistan this is the second day protesters burned obama in effigy. two u.s....
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obama hit. then the president's speech they felt hit a tone that was what they expected sort of establishing him as sort of synonymous with the oval office so you cannot separate the man and the oval and cannot imagine another person in that position. you heard the president talk about bin laden emphasizing foreign policy last night and today. >> jessica, thank you. >>> we told you we would get back to mitt romney. we haven't heard much from romney this week. he is back on the trail. he's back on the air with a major ad buy. here is a sample of that. >> this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. >> here in florida we're not better you have under a president obama. home values were lost. we're in colorado we're not better. his defense cuts will weaken national security. here in virginia we're not better off. his war on coal gas and oil is crushing energy and m
obama hit. then the president's speech they felt hit a tone that was what they expected sort of establishing him as sort of synonymous with the oval office so you cannot separate the man and the oval and cannot imagine another person in that position. you heard the president talk about bin laden emphasizing foreign policy last night and today. >> jessica, thank you. >>> we told you we would get back to mitt romney. we haven't heard much from romney this week. he is back on the...
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we know that lots of folks saying michelle obama knocked it out of the park, bill clinton and obama obama were no slouches either, of course, so who other than someone named clinton or obama really impressed you? >> i think that one of the other speeches that really stuck out for me, and i know was a big hit at the convention and with folks around the country was our keynote speaker, the first latino ever for a dnc keynote speaker, julian castro. and he really, i think, impressed the crowd not just with his personal story, but with his argument about how his personal story was not just the quintessential american story, but it was a story that was possible only in this great country and that the opportunities that were available to him to make him successful are the opportunities that are at stake in this election and that it was obama's policies that he's put in place and will continue to put in place to make sure that that american dream that he is now fulfilling is going to be available to everybody, regardless of how much money you make, where you come from, what family you were born
we know that lots of folks saying michelle obama knocked it out of the park, bill clinton and obama obama were no slouches either, of course, so who other than someone named clinton or obama really impressed you? >> i think that one of the other speeches that really stuck out for me, and i know was a big hit at the convention and with folks around the country was our keynote speaker, the first latino ever for a dnc keynote speaker, julian castro. and he really, i think, impressed the...
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it's a little bit here for both barack obama and mitt romney. tell me who you think benefits the most. >> well, i don't see how mr. obama benefits from it at all except in this interesting way. the reason the unemployment rate fell is the number of people in the labor jobs. that would normally be a very big negative for the president. because a lot of those people are african-american they will vote for the president any way so he's not really losing any votes among them. i think where people are concerned is there's very little. the problem for mr. romney is he doesn't have a better solution. i think he would benefit enormously. he doesn't have an idea that will benefit the economy any way. i don't see where either side has an idea that will benefit the economy. >> i was down in tampa and i know you said after tampa you were quoted saying mitt romney is a losing candidate. i think part of that, and you tell me if i'm wrong, had to do with the fact he hasn't explained what he would do to fix it. i'm asking you here, as a former presidential spee
it's a little bit here for both barack obama and mitt romney. tell me who you think benefits the most. >> well, i don't see how mr. obama benefits from it at all except in this interesting way. the reason the unemployment rate fell is the number of people in the labor jobs. that would normally be a very big negative for the president. because a lot of those people are african-american they will vote for the president any way so he's not really losing any votes among them. i think where...
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and so, you know, that candidate's wife, obama's wife, has the let's move campaign, and president obama has said that he wants to continue to change school lunches, something he's already started. we went to the romney campaign's website and saw nothing about obesity. we reached out and sent e-mails to his spokesperson saying hey, this is a big problem. what are you going to do about it if elected? we got no response from his campaign. >> elizabeth cohen, thanks so much. >>> in chicago, we've heard from the teachers who have been on strike for more than a week. we've also heard from the city going to court to force an end to that strike, and now we're hearing from other people. who also want the kids back in school. kyung lah is covering the strike. i would imagine parents are getting pretty fed up, right? >> reporter: yeah, we've spoken to some parents, carol, who still support the union, but we also sat down with another group of parents, about a dozen of them last night gatheng at a home, a very informal gathering, saying hey, look, enough is enough. sure, the city is now going to co
and so, you know, that candidate's wife, obama's wife, has the let's move campaign, and president obama has said that he wants to continue to change school lunches, something he's already started. we went to the romney campaign's website and saw nothing about obesity. we reached out and sent e-mails to his spokesperson saying hey, this is a big problem. what are you going to do about it if elected? we got no response from his campaign. >> elizabeth cohen, thanks so much. >>> in...
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president obama tells the u.n. general assembly that syria must no longer be led by quote a dictator who massacres his people. >>> here in the states, another sign of the turn around. the average price of a home rose for a third consecutive month. the july data shows prices rose 1.6% compared to the previous month. that is the same level they were nine years ago. >>> want to get fit? there's an app for that. how about monitoring your stress level. there's an app for that, too. we'll look at the benefits and dr drawbacks of tracking your body with technology. >>> but first, what is the best way to invest our money? the closer we are to retirement, the more help we need. lucky, our help desk hases as. >> we're helping to repreer you for requirement. the question is for you -- >> i'm five to ten years from retirement. i have maybe ten to 20% of my net worth available in cash. i would like to invest and put to it better use. but given the political and economic uncertainties, what would you suggest i do with my cash re
president obama tells the u.n. general assembly that syria must no longer be led by quote a dictator who massacres his people. >>> here in the states, another sign of the turn around. the average price of a home rose for a third consecutive month. the july data shows prices rose 1.6% compared to the previous month. that is the same level they were nine years ago. >>> want to get fit? there's an app for that. how about monitoring your stress level. there's an app for that, too....
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obama and mr. netanyahu, reports have leaked out that the prime minister proposed making the size of iran's stockpile of uranium that is close to bomb grade a reason for a strike by the united states. the obama administration has been very clear in saying it doesn't want to make deadlines, stoplights or red lines on iran's nuclear program because it puts the u.s. in a box. it really forces its hands, and it could give iran also a timeline as to when a strike might happen, and it could prepare for that. the administration, mr. obama, has said time and again iran possessing a nuclear weapon is not an option, so it appears that that is the actual red line for the united states if it discovers that iran does indeed possess nuclear weapons. >> these latest proposals of the red line, these are just the latest red lines the because it has been, over the years, a moving target for both israel and the u.s. >> reporter: yeah. let's go ahead and talk about one thing. we talked about iran possibly getting a bo
obama and mr. netanyahu, reports have leaked out that the prime minister proposed making the size of iran's stockpile of uranium that is close to bomb grade a reason for a strike by the united states. the obama administration has been very clear in saying it doesn't want to make deadlines, stoplights or red lines on iran's nuclear program because it puts the u.s. in a box. it really forces its hands, and it could give iran also a timeline as to when a strike might happen, and it could prepare...
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obama and mr. romney spending a lot of time in this state and running a lot of ads in the state, victor. we're at the military aviation museum in virginia beach. you can see the bus behind that rolled in earlier this morning. take a look at this off to the right, a very large american family, just finished setting it up getting ready for a big rally, military retirees, active personnel may be at this rally site. this is a crowd mitt romney thinks he can do well in virginia. this is one of those swing parts of the swing state. victor. >> not just romney spending money on ads in virginia but the obama campaign spending a lot, too. how much so far? >> reporter: well, i think if you add it all together, take all the ads the obama campaign and those super pacs, independent groups back the president, $11.5 million since the start of the general election. look at mitt romney and super pacs backing him, pretty close, $11.3 million. a lot of money spent here and also those other battleground states. you tur
obama and mr. romney spending a lot of time in this state and running a lot of ads in the state, victor. we're at the military aviation museum in virginia beach. you can see the bus behind that rolled in earlier this morning. take a look at this off to the right, a very large american family, just finished setting it up getting ready for a big rally, military retirees, active personnel may be at this rally site. this is a crowd mitt romney thinks he can do well in virginia. this is one of those...
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now he's backing president obama. there's a thought that maybe he'll be running for a democrat maybe for next governor of florida. those are the big speakers, randi. tuesday night the first night of the convention, first lady michelle ensemble be in prime time as will the mayor of san antonio. not so well-known to americans. you'll know him after tuesday night, he's giving the keynote. a lot of anticipation for the address by president bill clinton. thursday we move from here to the arena, football stadium a few blocks away. that's where vice president joe biden and the president will give their renomination addresses. some themes here, the middle class. they will be touting they are the party that represents the middle class, touting the accomplishments of his first term in office. that's what you do at a convention, get your message out. >> them certainly try hard to do so. paul sign houteinhauser, thank much. appreciate that. >>> coverage starts tuesday 7:00 p.m. eastern. be sure to tune into cnn. >>> here is what'
now he's backing president obama. there's a thought that maybe he'll be running for a democrat maybe for next governor of florida. those are the big speakers, randi. tuesday night the first night of the convention, first lady michelle ensemble be in prime time as will the mayor of san antonio. not so well-known to americans. you'll know him after tuesday night, he's giving the keynote. a lot of anticipation for the address by president bill clinton. thursday we move from here to the arena,...
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president obama was at the pentagon this morning. about an hour ago he laid a wreath for those killed when an airliner slammed into the pentagon. fran townsend is cnn's national security contributor and a member of the cia and homeland security external advisory boards. she joins me now. hi, fran. >> hi, carol. >> so what are your memories of that? and what do you think that we have learned? >> well, carol, look, i think like many americans, i had the television on that morning, and actually saws second plane slam into the world trade center. so, this day will never be the same. and, in fact, this morning coming to work i was looking at people walking to work just as they did on that day, it's a cool, you know, the air is cool, the sun is bright, the sky is clear. it's very reminiscent of that day. and i really think we've got to remember that for thousands of our fellow citizens, this day was a tragedy and their lives have been changed forever. and frankly the life of the nation. we are stronger. we are better. we have done a lot of
president obama was at the pentagon this morning. about an hour ago he laid a wreath for those killed when an airliner slammed into the pentagon. fran townsend is cnn's national security contributor and a member of the cia and homeland security external advisory boards. she joins me now. hi, fran. >> hi, carol. >> so what are your memories of that? and what do you think that we have learned? >> well, carol, look, i think like many americans, i had the television on that...
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president obama's policy has been confusing, it's been apologetic, and it's been misguided. what he's doing is telling our allies he's undecided. >> this has brought forth a pouring of outrage from the u.s. it has everything to do with the u.s. policies. are we disengaging from that part of the world? >> chris, that's just false. let's be plain. our partners and allies have responded effectively and promptly when we have asked them to protect our facilities. >> all right, and from the sunday talk shows to "saturday night live." nbc revealed a new star, so to speak. last night snl debuted jay farrell portraying the president. here's jay's first night on the job. >> election day is near. and things aren't great. the economy is in the tank. uh, the job market is horrible. uh, and now even my foreign policy is under attack! but there is something i want you all to know. i'm not worried. not in the least. should be.
president obama's policy has been confusing, it's been apologetic, and it's been misguided. what he's doing is telling our allies he's undecided. >> this has brought forth a pouring of outrage from the u.s. it has everything to do with the u.s. policies. are we disengaging from that part of the world? >> chris, that's just false. let's be plain. our partners and allies have responded effectively and promptly when we have asked them to protect our facilities. >> all right, and...
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the signature financial reform of president obama's first term. it set up the consumer financial protection bureau to write new rules to prevent fraud and unfair lending practices. it aims to put an end too big to fail, monitoring threats and stopping another financial crisis. sarbanes oxley a response to a different crisis, enron accounting scandal, law set up stricter accounting rules of companies of all sizes. critics say it drives up costs for smaller businesses and restricts growth. mitt romney said this spring he wants to repeal sarbanes-oxley but since then he said he just wants to amend it. on the other hand romney wants to completely get rid of dodd/frank. he said he'd replace it with something called a streamline modern regulatory framework. what does this all mean to you, small businesses, big banks? we spoke to one banker in new york to who lens to small business and says, romney, obama, it's all the same. >> there's a lot of agreement between the two sides. it's just a question if we believe that if you don't bring back business by le
the signature financial reform of president obama's first term. it set up the consumer financial protection bureau to write new rules to prevent fraud and unfair lending practices. it aims to put an end too big to fail, monitoring threats and stopping another financial crisis. sarbanes oxley a response to a different crisis, enron accounting scandal, law set up stricter accounting rules of companies of all sizes. critics say it drives up costs for smaller businesses and restricts growth. mitt...
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now, for a look at obama's plan. as part of $500 billion in spending cuts, president obama says he wants to get rid of older ships and delay buying new ones. he also proposes cutting the army by some 66,000 and reducing the marine corps by another 20,000. obama urges continuing use of small special forces teams and unmanned drones, a signature weapon of the last decade. but romney's sur gat and former dod comptroller says not so fast. >> there's no objection, no idealogical objection at all to having drones. unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned subsurface vehicles. all kinds of unmanned vehicles. the issue is to what extent do you rely almost exclusively on drones and on special forces? >> for president obama secret cia drone attacks against militants in pakistan and yemen have had results without risking putting u.s. troops on the ground. he told cnn's jessica yellin. >> it has to be a situation in which we can't capture the individual before they move forward on some sort of operational plot against the united states
now, for a look at obama's plan. as part of $500 billion in spending cuts, president obama says he wants to get rid of older ships and delay buying new ones. he also proposes cutting the army by some 66,000 and reducing the marine corps by another 20,000. obama urges continuing use of small special forces teams and unmanned drones, a signature weapon of the last decade. but romney's sur gat and former dod comptroller says not so fast. >> there's no objection, no idealogical objection at...
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it's evident he is anti-obama, anti-anything obama has done over the past four years. while they talk about all of those things they are not talking about what the republican party is going to do differently or what mitt romney is going to do successfully for me as an american. now, with obama obviously he has the advantage of being able to go second and his speech yesterday i think was ten times better. it's hard for me to even remember what mitt romney talked about after hearing the speeches from this week. and he's not only going off of what he has done over the past four years but what he plans to continue doing and what he plans to do differently. and i think that speaks volumes. you know, it's interesting hearing from moira directly who is in a position of not having a job with medical benefits right now and she is still in support of obama. that speaks volumes to me as well. that says a lot. so i think mitt romney has a lot more he needs to deliver in order to move the needle for undecided voters. >> skip becker is with us. we've lost him for a second. he is our
it's evident he is anti-obama, anti-anything obama has done over the past four years. while they talk about all of those things they are not talking about what the republican party is going to do differently or what mitt romney is going to do successfully for me as an american. now, with obama obviously he has the advantage of being able to go second and his speech yesterday i think was ten times better. it's hard for me to even remember what mitt romney talked about after hearing the speeches...
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mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? silverado! the most dependable, longest lasting, full-size pickups on the road. so, what do you think? [ engine revs ] i'll take it. [ male announcer ] it's chevy truck month. now during chevy truck month, get 0% apr financing for 60 months or trade up to get the 2012 chevy silverado all-star edition with a total value of $8,000. hurry in before they're all gone! with a vial and syringe. me, explaining what i was doing at breakfast. and me discovering novolog mix 70/30 flexpen. flexpen is pre-filled with your pre-mix insulin. dial the exact dose. inject by pushing a button. no vials, syringes or coolers to carry. flexpen is insulin delivery my way. novolog mix 70/30 is an insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. do not inject if you do not plan to eat within 15 minutes to avoid low blood sugar. tell your healthcare provid
mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? silverado! the most dependable, longest lasting, full-size pickups on the road. so, what do you think? [ engine revs ] i'll take it. [ male announcer ] it's chevy truck month. now during chevy truck month, get 0% apr financing for 60 months or trade up to get the 2012 chevy silverado all-star edition with...
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is there anything the obama administration can say or do to calm things down there? >> reporter: well, i think you have still very much a situation in the arab world where the united states is unpopular. if you look at what president morsi of egypt did, it is a political calculation. he initially first of all didn't react for 24 hours or more. and then when he finally did, as i said, condemned the film rather than the violence against american targets. the u.s. is still very unpopular. first because of the iraq war and under the obama administration with very unpopular drone strikes and policies that arabs and muslims in some parts of the world consider to be offensive to them. so what the u.s. needs to do, you know, is in order to win a pr war perhaps one of the moments where the world had the most sympathy of america is in the tragic death of ambassador chris stevens in libya two days ago. there was a real outpouring on twitter and also on the streets of tripoli with counter protests of libyans holding up signs saying we are sorry, this does not represent islam. it
is there anything the obama administration can say or do to calm things down there? >> reporter: well, i think you have still very much a situation in the arab world where the united states is unpopular. if you look at what president morsi of egypt did, it is a political calculation. he initially first of all didn't react for 24 hours or more. and then when he finally did, as i said, condemned the film rather than the violence against american targets. the u.s. is still very unpopular....
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obama said you have to take everyone. if someone has diabetes, heart disease, whatever, you still have tone sure them because previously insurance companies were saying no to these people because they're expensive. so romney does not want to do that. he's been very clear. here's what he wants to do. he wants it so that individuals with -- this is a quote from something he wrote. individuals with pre-existing conditions who have maintained continuous health insurance coverage should be guaranteed the ability to retain coverage. so the key part of that is who has maintained continuous health insurance. so if you have a pre-existing condition and you want insurance, he wants insurance companies to say yes he to you if in the past if you've maintained continuous coverage. so what the heck is continuous coverage? we don't know, we've asked many times and not gotten an answer. >> but that is at least one aspect of obama care that many people seem to like. the other one is the ability to keep your kids on your own insurance plan
obama said you have to take everyone. if someone has diabetes, heart disease, whatever, you still have tone sure them because previously insurance companies were saying no to these people because they're expensive. so romney does not want to do that. he's been very clear. here's what he wants to do. he wants it so that individuals with -- this is a quote from something he wrote. individuals with pre-existing conditions who have maintained continuous health insurance coverage should be...